Famous Deaths In 1947

Jun 12 Jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jun 16 Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 in the year 1947.  

Jun 18 Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

Jun 19 On this day in history willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84  

Jun 20 Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal died in the year 1947.  

Jun 24 Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

Jun 26 On this day in history death of richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1870)  

Jun 28 Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72 in the year 1947.  

Jul 01 In the year 1947 clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80  

Jul 09 Lucjan Å»eligowski, Polish general (b. 1865) died in the year 1947.  

Jul 12 Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902) died in the year 1947.  

Jul 13 Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies in the year 1947.  

Jul 15 In the year 1947 henry Kolker, dies at 76  

Jul 17 On this day in history raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34  

Jul 19 Aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915) died in the year 1947.  

Jul 24 On this day in history ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72  

Jul 30 In the year 1947 george Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies  

Aug 05 Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 08 Anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872) died on this day in history.  

Aug 13 Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 19 On this day in history ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67  

Aug 20 In the year 1947 franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79  

Aug 21 Ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies in the year 1947.  

Aug 25 Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Aug 28 On this day in history death of manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917)  

Sep 01 On this day in history death of frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861)  

Sep 06 In the year 1947 paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76  

Sep 12 In the year 1947 harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89  

Sep 20 Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies in the year 1947.  

Sep 21 Harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69 in the year 1947.  

Sep 23 On this day in history death of nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged  

Sep 26 On this day in history hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61  

Sep 28 Francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Oct 02 On this day in history death of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)  

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Jan 02 Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 Calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of jack Hanna, American zoologist  

Jan 03 In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

Jan 04 J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 04 In the year 1947 birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter